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last year, the supreme court ruled in favor of the justice department but blocked the texas law. but that decision was reversed after section four was struck down of the voting rights act. in a statement today, u.s. attorney general eric holder said we will not allow that interpretation to be open for state that is pursue measures to protect voting rights. this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights. but it will not be our last. >>> eugene robinson, this action by the justice department reminds people that the voting rights act was not repealed. there was a section taken out that required certain states to get prior approval for the changes. but everything is still there. >> everything is out there. >> to go after them when they do pass such legislation. >> it is still illegal to deny people the right to vote because of racism or for partisan reasons or you know, for reasons that are not legitimate. and the justice department has a lot of tools in the voting rights act to go after it. now, you know, it is inconvenient. they have to let these things pre
last year, the supreme court ruled in favor of the justice department but blocked the texas law. but that decision was reversed after section four was struck down of the voting rights act. in a statement today, u.s. attorney general eric holder said we will not allow that interpretation to be open for state that is pursue measures to protect voting rights. this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights. but it will not be our last. >>> eugene robinson, this...
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governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans. this is a bit odd. the program perry is trying to buy into doesn't have anything to do with what most of us would think of when we think obama care. it's not about a medicaid expansion, or tax credits for people who don't get insurance at work to get cheaper health insurance. this is about people who have developmental disabilities who now have to go into nursing homes to get treated. what this law is trying to do is make it easier for them to get cared for at home. this is an idea that the bush administration also advanced in its own way during the eight years that he was president. and wh
governor rick perry from texas. $100 million from a program created part of obama care. it's almost as if there's much in the law that republicans would like if only they felt able to give the legislation a chance. if republicans could get beyond their broad side opposition, jeffrey, is there a lot that they agree with in the bill? >> well, there's a lot that republicans 10 or 20 years ago would agree with because a lot of what was in this law came from proposals from the republicans....
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today attorney general, holder announced the justice department would file a new lawsuit against texas over the strict voter i.d. law. and in north carolina retired general colin powell, a republican, used the speech in an economic forum in front of that state's governor to bash north carolina's recently passed law which not only hurts minority and poor voters, but also eliminates preregistration initiatives for high school students. >>> joining us now to discuss, reverend jesse jackson sr. welcome, sir. >> i'm thinking about marching in 1965, the same forces that lined up against democrat advertised democracy then, they're like wolfs in sheep clothing. they're not fundamentally changed. let us not forget in '40 and '65, no women were on the supreme court. plaques couldn't vote, 18-year-olds couldn't vote. those serving in vietnam, you couldn't vote on college campuses, could not vote biracially, and women could not serve on juries thy about minus those categories of people, you have a real different america. >> absolutely those remembrances are important, because we will be commemorat
today attorney general, holder announced the justice department would file a new lawsuit against texas over the strict voter i.d. law. and in north carolina retired general colin powell, a republican, used the speech in an economic forum in front of that state's governor to bash north carolina's recently passed law which not only hurts minority and poor voters, but also eliminates preregistration initiatives for high school students. >>> joining us now to discuss, reverend jesse...
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hood, texas. mark, this say terrible example, i think, and frightening to a lot of americans of a person who comes with a mideast background who seems totally loyal to america and says i switch, i switched sides. >> reporter: and it was a murderous switch according to prosecutors and all the events that happened here, a terrible event that happened four years ago. the jury is now waiting to take the case. the panel of 13 senior military officers is going to break for lunch and at 1:45 central time, 2:45 your time in the east, they will begin their deliberations. the reason for that, just about 20 minutes ago nadal hassan was asked if he had a closing argument he wanted to make? he said, quote, the defense chooses not to make a closing statement. so the case has moved on and it will be in the hands of the jury shortly. the pros 'cuse spent about an hour and a half talking about how this was a premeditated event, the prosecutor described this as, quote, a premeditated murderous plan to quill akill a
hood, texas. mark, this say terrible example, i think, and frightening to a lot of americans of a person who comes with a mideast background who seems totally loyal to america and says i switch, i switched sides. >> reporter: and it was a murderous switch according to prosecutors and all the events that happened here, a terrible event that happened four years ago. the jury is now waiting to take the case. the panel of 13 senior military officers is going to break for lunch and at 1:45...
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the federal government is suing texas right now. i think you'll see the president echoing attorney general holder in this idea that we are going to defend the voting rights act of 1965. it was a jewel of the civil rights movement. and the president will have to weigh in very mightily on this. you see it happening already with the justice department going after texas. >> and james, i want to take a quick listen to john lewis yesterday and we'll talk on the other side of it. >> i am not going to stand by and let the supreme court take the right to vote away from us. you cannot stand by. you cannot sit down. you have to stand up, speak up, speak out and get in the way. make some noise. >> james,voting rights the first priority in this fight? >> i believe voting rights is the first forefront simply because if you look at what's going on in different states with voter i.d. laws, shortening events, i really feel like that is a battle front we have to stay focused on. at the same time, there's two things we have to also consider with that,
the federal government is suing texas right now. i think you'll see the president echoing attorney general holder in this idea that we are going to defend the voting rights act of 1965. it was a jewel of the civil rights movement. and the president will have to weigh in very mightily on this. you see it happening already with the justice department going after texas. >> and james, i want to take a quick listen to john lewis yesterday and we'll talk on the other side of it. >> i am...